Jeremiah 31:28
And it hath been, as I watched over them to pluck up, And to break down, and to throw down, And to destroy, and to afflict; So do I watch over them to build, and to plant, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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Psalms 69:35For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.
Psalms 147:2Building Jerusalem [is] Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.
Ecclesiastes 3:3A time to slay, And a time to heal, A time to break down, And a time to build up.
Jeremiah 18:7The moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,
Jeremiah 32:41and I have rejoiced over them to do them good, and have planted them in this land in truth, with all my heart, and with all My soul.
Jeremiah 42:10'If ye do certainly dwell in this land, then I have builded you up, and I throw not down; and I have planted you, and I pluck not up; for I have repented concerning the evil that I have done to you.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:28-35
God's Covenant Renewed. ( b. c. 594.) 27 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord , that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord . 29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are… Read the whole commentary →